Put the verb into the correct form : present perfect (simple or continuous) or past simple.

Remember: the Present Perfect is used for unfinished time, the Past Simple for finished
time.
1. Tom  (go)__________  to the cinema yesterday.

2. John is playing a game of tennis.  He  (play)______________ for 2 hours.

3. I (book)__________  the tickets two weeks ago for the concert in Vienna.

4. The teacher (speak)____________  English since the beginning of this lesson.

5. In your life, how many countries (you-visit) _______________?

6. The Bank (open)__________  a branch in the new shopping centre last month.

7. The bus is late and Julie is cold.  She (wait)__________  for 10 minutes.

8. Caroline (work)__________ here between 2003 and 2006.

9. Before boarding, John (buy)_______ a book to read during the flight.

10.So far today, I (learn) ____________ several new words in English.

Read the passages answer the
questions according to the readings.
Last summer, we decided to spend our vacation at the beach
because the weather was very hot in the mountains. The travel
agent said that traveling by bus was the cheapest way, but we
went by plane because it was faster. We wanted to have more
time to spend at the beach. The weather was beautiful and we
had a great time.
1. We decided to go to the beach because ______________.

2. The bus was the ______________way to travel.

3. Traveling by plane was______________than by bus.

4. We ______________ our vacation.

5. We had very _______________ weather during our vacation.

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